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The latest news about research, events, staff and students from the School of East Asian Studies.

16 September 2021

AHRC Research Fellowship to explore early protestant communities in Korea.

Congratulations to Dr Hannah Hyun Kyong Chang on receiving an AHRC Research, Development and Engagement Fellowship to work on a project entitled "Pacific Voicings: Korean Hymns and Prayers in the Age of Empires, 1884-1945".

29 July 2021

Digital Asia 2021

Through partnerships with South Yorkshire’s thriving digital sector, staff and students in SEAS are developing new initiatives to support employability and digital development. The Digital Asia Exhibition is just one example of this work.

child lookingat cherry blossom - Hanami Ueno Park

31 March 2021

Japan’s cherry blossom viewing parties – the history of chasing the fleeting beauty of sakura

As cherry blossom springs up across Japan, Dr Nozomi Uematsu explores the history of hanami and chasing the fleeting beauty of sakura in the conversation.

Published by The Conversation

22 January 2021

SEAS team receives an AHRC Network Grant Award to better understand the impact group-based creative activities have on wellbeing.

Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Coates, Dr Jamie Coates, Dr Robert Simpkins, and Dot Finan on being awarded an AHRC Network Grant Award to support their research project Groups, Clubs, and Scenes: Informal Creative Practices in Japan.

Providing enhanced employability skills through the Digital Asia Exhibition

A review of the Digital Asia Exhibition project, written by the students who took part.

Written by
Andrei I Stan, Annabel Langdon, Luke Wakemen, Faye Larkins
Undergraduate Students, School of East Asian Studies

2 August 2021

Explore our virtual poetry exhibition

As part of their Korean language coursework, this year’s level 2 Korean Studies students were asked to write a poem with a translation, including artwork if they wished.

4 June 2021

SEAS welcomes a number of new staff

The School of East Asian Studies has recently employed a number of new staff, growing our expertise in areas of East Asian business, politics and international relations.

26 May 2021

East Asian Studies Creative Writing Competition -Winners

We’ve launched our first East Asian Studies Creative Writing Competition for students in Years 10 -12 on the theme 'How has East Asia influenced life in the UK?'. Read the winning entries now.

10 May 2021

Come work for us!

Due to growing worldwide interest in East Asian Studies we are recruiting to a number of new positions.

1 April 2021